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South and East Asia
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Physical Features
• Ganges River
• Huang He (Yellow
River)
• Indus River
• Mekong River
• Yangtze (Chang
Jiang) River
• Bay of Bengal
• Indian Ocean
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Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Korean Peninsula
Ganges River
• The Ganges River is the
most important river in
India, and religiously
significant to Hindus.
• The Ganges River is 1557
miles long.
• The Ganges is one of the
most polluted river
systems in the world.
Ganges River
Huang He River (Yellow River)
• The Huang He River is the major river of the
northern regions of China and the second
longest river in China.
• The river has been nicknamed “China’s
Sorrow” because of the extensive and
dangerous floods.
Huang He River
(Yellow River)
Indus River
• The Indus River is one of the world’s longest
rivers at over 1,800 miles.
• The Indus River flows through the valleys of
Tibet in the Himalayas and continues through
disputed land areas between Pakistan and
India.
Indus River
Mekong River
• The Mekong River originates in the southern
Qinghai province of China
• It flows southward through Tibet and serves as a
part of the Laos and Myanmar border, and Laos
and Thailand.
• The Mekong River enters the sea in Vietnam near
Ho Chi Minh City.
• The Mekong River flows through major countries
like China, Tibet, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Mekong River
Mekong River
Yangtze (Chang Jiang)River
• As does the Indus River, the Yangtze begins on
the Tibetan Plateau.
• The Yangtze (Chang Jiang) flows eastward into the
East China Sea.
• The Yangtze is over 3400 miles long and is
China’s longest river.
• The Yangtze flows through fertile farmlands and is
a major transportation route.
Yangtze River
Yangtzee River
Bay of Bengal
• The Bay of Bengal is a
major bay that occupies
over 800,000 square
miles.
• It is part of the Indian
Ocean that is bordered
to the west by India, and
to the east by Myanmar,
Sri Lanka, and
Bangladesh.
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
• The Indian Ocean is the world’s
third largest ocean.
• Located in the Eastern
Hemisphere, it stretches from
India to the Southern Ocean,
and from Africa to Australia.
• The Indian Ocean has
thousands of shipping routes
for oil and other resources.
• The Indian Ocean has been
plagued by deadly tsunamis
because of the fault boundary
beneath it.
Indian
Ocean
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
Sea of Japan
• The Sea of Japan separates western Japan
from China.
• The sea is relatively warm and helps create a
mild climate for Japan.
• The increase in Chinese and Japanese
productivity has made the Sea of Japan
increasingly vital economically.
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
• The South China Sea is part of the Pacific
Ocean.
• It is located south of mainland China and the
island of Taiwan and west of the Philippines.
• The South China Sea is a vital shipping area for
the Eastern Asian economies.
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
• The Yellow Sea is a large inlet of the western
North Pacific Ocean.
• It is located between northeastern China and
the Korean Peninsula.
• The sand from the Gobi Desert sandstorms turn
the surface of the water yellow.
A Gobi Desert sandstorm as seen from a NASA satellite
image.
Yellow Sea
Gobi Desert
• One of the great deserts of the world; the Gobi
Desert covers an area across Central Asia,
especially Northern China and Mongolia.
• Much of the Gobi Desert is barren rock and
some parts sandy.
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
• The Taklimakan Desert is the most extreme
desert climate in Asia.
• On a clear day, tornadoes and sandstorms may
occur and sandstorms can turn day into night.
• The region is largely uninhabitable because of
the climate.
Himalaya Mountains
• The “roof top of the world,” the Himalaya
Mountains are the highest in the world.
– Over 110 mountains reach an elevation of 24,000 ft.
or more.
– Mount Everest at 29,000 ft. is the highest point
on Earth.
• The most extreme mountain climates on Earth
are found in the Himalayas.
The Himalayas as viewed from the
International Space Station.
Himalayan Mountains
Korean Peninsula
• The Korean Peninsula is
in East Asia and has
been split between
North and South Korea
since the rise of
Communism in the 1950s.
• South Koreans enjoy a
higher standard of living.
North Korea has
suffered from poor
government and natural
disasters.
Korean Peninsula
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China
India
Indonesia
South Korea
North Korea
Japan
Vietnam
China
China
India
India
Indonesia
Indonesia
Japan
Japan
North Korea
North Korea
South Korea
South Korea
Vietnam
Vietnam